diff --git a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
index c10dc5fd7..154238d10 100644
--- a/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/operator-service-account-rbac.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
   name: postgres-operator
-  namespace: default
-
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole